REALIZED AND APPLICATION OF GSM/SMS BASED AUTOMATED IRRIGATION CONTROL UNIT

Abstract

In this paper, the GSM/SMS based automated irrigation control unit (ICU) as realized. This control unit is that can be adjusted with SMS, irrigated at tuned time and date, adapted irrigation time according to rain and sent information SMS to user. The ICU was tested in 1500m2 farms that stated in Urla village at Yzmir city between April and September month. This farm was irrigated between am 03:00 and 06:00 with two days interval. As a result of application, while irrigation had been previously performed according to daytime timetable of multi time timetable, irrigation was performed at night timetable and so the cost was decreased by %60 in electricity. Soil temperatures were low until the early hours, the plant were irrigated until necessity and the water saving was provided by 40% compared to the previous year. Also making irrigation controlled depending on the yield and quality of harvested product was increased.

Keywords

• Irrigation Automation, Water provident, Electricity Provident, Productivity, GSM/SMS,

GSM/SMS TABANLI SULAMA OTOMASYONU KONTROL BYRYMYNYN GELY?TYRYLMESY VE UYGULANMASI

Öz

Bu çaly?mada, SMS kontrollü sulama otomasyonu kontrol birimi (SKB) geli?tirilmi?tir. Bu birim, kullanycy tarafyndan gönderilen SMS ile ayarlanabilen, istenen saat ve tarihlerde sulama yapabilen, ya?mur durumuna göre sulama zamanlaryny ayarlayan ve kullanycyya durum hakkynda bilgilendirme mesajlary gönderebilen bir kontrol birimidir. Gerçekle?tirilen SKB'i Nisan – Eylül arasynda Yzmir'in Urla ilçesinde bulunan 1500m2'lik bir bahçede test edilmi?tir. Sulama sabah 03:00 ile 06:00 saatleri arasynda 2 gün aralykla yapylmy?tyr. Uygulama sonucunda çok zamanly tarifenin gündüz tarifesine göre sulama yapylan bahçe, SKB aracyly?yyla çok zamanly tarifenin gece tarifesine göre sulanabildi?inden kullanylan elektrik maliyetleri %60 azalmy?tyr. Toprak sycakly?ynyn dü?ük oldu?u sabah erken saatlerde bitkinin ihtiyacy kadar sulama yapyldy?ynda bir önceki seneye göre %40 oranynda su tasarrufu sa?lanmy?tyr. Ayryca sulamanyn kontrollü yapylmasyna ba?ly olarak hasat edilen ürünün verim ve kalitesi artyrylmy?tyr.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sulama Otomasyonu, Su Tasarrufu, Elektrik Tasarrufu, Verimlilik, GSM/SMS,